Deck 3: The Development of Nursing in Canada

Question 1

Basic entry to nursing practice as the baccalaureate degree was first implemented in Canada in which province?

A)Ontario.
B)Alberta.
C)British Columbia.
D)Prince Edward Island.

Answer 1

Alberta.

Question 2

The formation of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)in 1898 was prompted by what?

A)Flu epidemic.
B)Measles outbreak.
C)Labour and birth difficulties.
D)War casualties.

Answer 2

Labour and birth difficulties.

Question 3

Which was the first province in Canada to pass legislation related to nursing registration?

A)Ontario.
B)Nova Scotia.
C)New Brunswick.
D)British Columbia.

Answer 3

Nova Scotia.

Question 4

Nurses working at Red Cross outpost stations in Ontario between 1922 and 1984 acquired diverse skills including which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

A)Diagnosing illnesses.
B)Performing Caesarean sections.
C)Suturing wounds.
D)Administering anaesthetics.
E)Inserting central lines
F)Taking radiographs.

Question 5

The proportion of male nurses in Canada in 2012 was ______,in comparison with ________ in the year 2000.

A)2.1%;0.9%
B)6.4%;4.7%
C)12.4%;8.6%
D)18.2%;12.4%

Question 6

The first undergraduate nursing degree program was established where?

A)Ontario.
B)Nova Scotia.
C)New Brunswick.
D)British Columbia.

Question 7

What was the main driving force for the modernization of nursing?

A)Globalization.
B)The Crimean War.
C)Missionary nursing.
D)The women's suffrage movement.

Question 8

Where did the first hospital diploma school in Canada open?

A)Manitoba.
B)Ontario.
C)Quebec.
D)Newfoundland.

Question 9

Which of the following was the main reason why health care facilities in the British colonies were increasingly needed during the eighteenth-century British regime?

A)Scurvy.
B)Bubonic plague.
C)Increased birth rate.
D)Infectious diseases.

Question 10

What is the primary motivator of nursing?

A)Money.
B)Altruism.
C)Self-efficacy.
D)A curative model of care.

Question 11

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)has made available to all nurses across Canada a nursing portal database;what is it called?

A)The Nurse.
B)NurseOne.
C)Nursing Initiatives.
D)Evidence-informed Nursing.

Question 12

What is the primary purpose of licensure laws for the nursing profession?

A)To protect the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners.
B)To enhance the quality of nursing care and improve Canadians' health outcomes.
C)To ensure that nurses demonstrate knowledge and skills in a variety of professional roles.
D)To provide an opportunity for practitioners to validate their expertise in a specialty.

Question 13

The act that was passed in Ontario in 1997,allowing registered nurses who hold an extended certificate to provide primary health care services,is called which of the following?

A)Ontario Nurse Practitioners Act
B)Extended Class Nursing Act
C)Expanded Nursing Services for Patients Act
D)Primary Care Services Act

Question 14

What is a fundamental and guiding principle of French-Canadian hospitals that survived into the twentieth century?

A)Universal precautions are fundamental in preventing nosocomial infections.
B)Nursing is primarily focused on the tertiary level of care.
C)Nurses need to recognize the effects of their health,values,and beliefs on practice.
D)Care is accessible to all,regardless of their background,status in life,or ability to pay.

Question 15

Where did the traditions of good nursing practice that anchor nursing in Canada originate?

A)England.
B)United States.
C)Germany.
D)New France.

Question 16

Who was the most influential woman in the advancement of nursing in Canada?

A)Marie Rollet Hébert.
B)Florence Nightingale.
C)Mary Agnes Snively.
D)Jeanne Mance.